Pictures of the day: 15 January 2013

Villagers from Lianyuan in southern China's Hunan Province have been left alarmed after 20 holes opened up in the ground over the past five months. From last September the cave-ins, which range in size, have seen houses collapse and rivers dry and left villagers terrified about where the next will be. According to the Lianyuan government, preliminary investigations found that the coalmines are the main reason for the cave-ins.Picture: HAP/Quirky China News / Rex Features